Gordon, who had a breakout 2011 season after a mediocre first four years

Alex Gordon went from a bust to busting the bank.

Gordon, who had a breakout 2011 season after a mediocre first four years in the majors, agreed to a $37.5 million, four-year deal that includes a player option for 2016 to remain with the Kansas City Royals.

The team had been working on a long-term deal with Gordon for several months. It was finally announced Friday, one week before the start of the regular season.

Gordon will make $6 million this season, $9 million next season, $10 million in 2014 and $12.5 million in 2015. The player option is also for $12.5 million.

Mahinmi said he thought it was a bad call

"I'm in disbelief that there was a foul called on Mahinmi," Carlisle said. "I just watched the play five times and it was a block. "And that's an enormous play. I'm at a loss."
Mahinmi said he thought it was a bad call.
"I didn't think I fouled him," Mahinmi said. "I think I went straight up. I think I got a good swipe at the ball, and no contact on the body."
After the two free throws by Ibaka, the Mavs were called for a 24-second shot clock violation when Jason Terry's shot under duress missed the rim. Kevin Durant (22 points, seven turnovers) then made one of two freehttp://puma-series-shoes.com/showproducts.asp?id=307 throws to put the Thunder up 93-91 with 13.9 seconds remaining.

Lucic had two of Boston’s 48 shots

At the conclusion of yesterday's 2-0 loss to the Wild at the Xcel Energy Center, Milan Lucic lifted his stick and hammered it twice on the boards in front of the Boston bench. The stick didn't give. With one final whack, Lucic finally snapped the twig, then flung the shaft onto the ice in disgust.

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There was no sense in keeping a stick that had no juice.

Lucic had two of Boston's 48 shots, including a sparkling scoring chance in the third period. At 9:51 of the third, Lucic snapped a close-range shot on goal. But Niklas Backstrom gloved the bid to keep Minnesota's 2-0 lead in place. It was perhaps the sharpest of Backstrom's 48 saves, the most he's ever made as an NHL puckstopper.

“I was disappointed; I couldn’t believe it,” he said.

"I was disappointed; I couldn't believe it," he said. "I'd been injury-free all season, and now we're in this position as a team with two games left and something like this happens."
Kinnear will certainly have to adjust for the possibility of playing in the final without Davis, who was serenaded by his teammates with chants of "M.V.P.!" as they left the field after the trophy presentation. Houston beat Los Angeles, 3-1, in the regular-season finale on Oct. 23, but it was a Galaxy team made up mostly of reserve players.
"We're a team that's been treating each of the past eight or nine games as the playoffs," Ching said, "and I think that's prepared us for this moment. And hopefully it'll prepare us for the final."

I didn't think Court 13 was in my future, but I probably could have promised you

'Call It Quits'

"I didn't think Court 13 was in my future, but I probably could have promised you if it ever came to that I was just going to call it quits," Roddick said, drawing laughter, at a news conference.

Roddick next faces Nadal after the defending champion and No. 2 seed from Spain beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (7- 1), 6-1, 6-2. The Spaniard came back to win the first set after play was suspended yesterday with Muller leading 3-0.

Nadal made 11 unforced errors in the 2-hour, 8-minute match, 32 fewer than Muller, whose serve was broken six times.

Williams, a three-time champion from the U.S., beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-1.

Williams, seeded 28th after two injury-filled seasons, will next face Wozniacki of Denmark, who beat Andrea Petkovic, the No. 10 seed from Germany 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) after her match also was moved to Court 13.

"It actually reminded me of juniors, to be honest," Wozniacki told reporters.

Stosur beat second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-3 to advance to a semifinal meeting with Kerber, who topped Flavia Pennetta, the No. 26 seed from Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Retail stocks are seen as the best plays since consumer spending should rise as Puea

Retail stocks are seen as the best plays since consumer spending should rise as Puea Thai policies are expected to drive up consumption and investment spending, with a rise in the minimum wage and higher rice intervention prices.
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In a way, I kind of feel bad for last night’s episode of Real Housewives of New York

Perhaps Bravo planned a boring episode on purpose so as to not waste a good one in RHNJ's wake, and it looks as though the next three weeks of the Great Moroccan Adventure are going to be Scary Island Part Deux, so we'll let this week's ho-hum show slide. But not slide entirely – the recap is after the jump, as always.

In a way, I kind of feel bad for last night's episode of Real Housewives of New York. It was the first Housewives episode to follow the epic Monday night christening smackdown that was Real Housewives of New Jersey, and it was never going to measure up in any way, no matter what.